Turtle Conservancy

Analysis

Turtle Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Turtle Conservancy reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.7m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Turtle Conservancy sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Inc ($2.7m), Dutchess County SPCA Inc ($2.7m) and Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $787k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $451k. It reported 24 employees.